Entrepreneurial Freedom in a Southern Town Called Liberty

Clay Herron and Abe Muniz of Twin Oaks Landscape Management in Liberty, South Carolina, have each been in the landscaping business for 20-plus years. They’ve worked together for six of them. To say they’re on the same page is an understatement.

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Wired to Mow in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Brian Boucher is the quintessential entrepreneur. He first started mowing lawns at age 15. In 1997, at age 18, he started a company, Beaver’s Landscaping.

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Mowing Ian’s Aftermath

Scott Schwartz Mowing Inc. was right in the path of Hurricane Ian’s assault on Venice, Florida, last September. The slow-moving storm unleashed 130-mph wind gusts for seven hours and dumped over a foot of rain. As nerve-racking as the experience was, Scott Schwartz made the most of it.

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Meeting Needs & Mastering Lawns in Springfield, Missouri

Some people were born to do one thing in life. For Mike Crawford, it was mentoring young people in search of their own purpose. As it turned out, mowing lawns was the perfect avenue to help carry out his mission.

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Finished-look Fanatic in the Oregon Countryside

Karen Baxter and her late husband, Brent, had always been city folks. But they were longing for a more relaxing change of pace, not to mention a nice place to raise their five children. So they bought a home in the countryside of Hillsboro, Oregon, roughly 30 years ago. Along with that new home came a big, beautiful yard and an even bigger pasture.

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